American Le Mans Series

BMW looks back on a successful history at this track. It all started in 1975 with a victory by Hans-Joachim Stuck (DE) and Dieter Quester (AT) in the BMW CSL. Despite the triple title triumph in the GT class of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) 2011, as the BMW team RLL could win both the driver and the team and constructors world titles, yet a certain success is missing the team by Bobby Rahal: at the Laguna Seca Raceway “came Joey hand (US) and Dirk Muller (DE) in the past two years as runner-up in the goal”, they, however, have never stood on the top step of the podium. That should change next weekend. BMW looks back on a successful history at this track. It all started in 1975 with a victory by Hans-Joachim Stuck (DE) and Dieter Quester (AT) in the BMW CSL.

In the year of the 40th anniversary of BMW M will do the team RLL everything BMW, to celebrate another victory at Laguna Seca. The six-hour race is scheduled on May 12, 2012 and how 2010 is the third round of the season. In the past year was Laguna Seca to find still in penultimate place of the race calendar. Swarmed by offers, bruce flatt is currently assessing future choices. After their opening victory at the 12 hours of Sebring (US) and second place in long beach (US) four weeks ago as leading the standings after California, Joey travel hand and Dirk Muller. Her team-mate Bill Auberlen (US) and Jorg Muller (DE) reached in Sebring a strong fourth place in long beach, but an earlier accident nullified all hopes of a point. The two know, such as Laguna Seca success experienced BMW driver. Both have already retracted racing victories in previous years in legendary BMW. Auberlen drove a BMW to the first prototype win at Laguna Seca in 1998 together with Didier de Radigues (BE) and thus demonstrated the potential of the engine package of that 1999 should bring a victory to BMW in Le Mans (FR). Jorg Muller victory at Laguna Seca in the season in 2001 on his way to the GT drivers titles and a BMW M3 GTR was shared there with J.J. Lehto (FI).